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| US refuses visa for Iran's UN envoy | US refuses visa for Iran's UN envoy |
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| The White House has refused to issue a US visa to Iran's pick for UN ambassador, who was involved in seizure of the US embassy in 1979. | |
| The decision in effect bars Hamid Aboutalebi from taking up the role at the UN, which is based in New York. | |
| Mr Aboutalebi was linked to the student group that took dozens of people hostage at the embassy in Tehran. | |
| President Barack Obama has come under intense pressure from the US Congress not to allow him to enter the country. | |
| Earlier this week, the White House told the Iranian government its choice of a one-time student revolutionary to be UN ambassador was "not viable". | |
| The US House of Representatives and the Senate have both voted to bar Mr Aboutalebi from the US. | |
| Iran says Mr Aboutalebi is one of its most experienced diplomats and stands by his nomination. | |
| It is believed the US has never before denied a visa for a UN ambassador and correspondents say there is concern among diplomats about the precedent that could be set. |